When Ferio Tego acquired the cigar brands from Nat Sherman International, one of the brands it acquired was the Timeless Collection. The Timeless Collection is a very important brand in the history of both Nat Sherman and Ferio Tego. The brand made its debut in January 2012 with the Timeless Dominican, a cigar that today […]
José Blanco of Arturo Fuente will be moving into an expanded role. Today the company announced that Blanco will be its new Worldwide Brand Ambassador. “I’m excited for the challenge of this new role and grateful to Carlito (Fuente) for this opportunity!” said an excited José Blanco in a phone conversation with Cigar Coop confirming […]
Today we take a look at the second of the inaugural releases by West Tampa Tobacco Company, the West Tampa Tobacco Co. Black. West Tampa Tobacco Company was formed by two former alumni of General Cigar Company, Rick Rodriguez and Gus Martinez. Rodriguez is best known for spending over a decade as the blender/ambassador for […]
The question of where some of the former brain trust of Alec Bradley would land have has been answered. Today Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) has announced that Alec Rubin, Bradley Rubin, and Jonathan Lipson, formerly of the Alec Bradley marketing team, will join the STG North American Branded marketing organization. In the new role, the […]
At the 2023 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show, Black Star Line Cigars will introduce a regular production cigar called Mr. Fahrenheit. The cigar pays homage to firefighters as well as the late singer, Freddie Mercury of Queen. Black Star Line Cigars owner Aric Bey is a former firefighter. Mr. Fahrenheit is referenced in the Queen […]
For several years, many companies have been offering exclusive cigars to those retailers that attend the annual IPCPR/PCA Trade Show and place an order. In 2021, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) made an attempt to somewhat formalize these trade show releases into an exclusive series. The second year of this program was 2022 and Kristoff […]
Next month, Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust will deliver its first cigar for Cigar Dojo, the Sobremesa Brûlée Wagashi 和菓子. It’s a Toro-sized Prensado based on the Sobremesa Brûlée Blue blend. The cigar will be sold exclusively through South Florida retailer Smoke Inn. Keeping to the Japanese influence of Cigar Dojo, the Wagashi 和菓子 is named […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced that Arango Cigar Company President Mike Gold has been appointed to the PCA Board of Directors to fulfill the balance of Alan Rubin’s term, which will conclude at the PCA trade show in 2024. Following the sale of Alec Bradley Cigar Company to STG earlier this year, Rubin […]
If you go back to the days when Tim Ozgener was at the helm of the CAO brand, there was a series of cigars that were (unofficially) called the “X2” series. Each of these cigars incorporated a blend that included two components of a particular tobacco. There was CX2 (Cameroon wrapper and binder), MX2 (Maduro […]
The Cigar Industry Report is a one-stop place to catch up on the activity here at Cigar Coop. It is a combination of the news reports, cigar reviews, and assessment updates we do throughout the week. In addition, each week we will look back at Cigar Coop history. Look for this report every Saturday morning at […]
